Neo Emblemata Nova contains 50 illustrations from Emblemata Nova also known as Atalanta fugiens, an important 17th-century alchemical emblem book by the German doctor, philosopher, and mystic Michael Maier. These images represent key alchemical processes through a series of figurative scenes. The coded narratives are designed to describe the processes without giving too much information, which might reveal the secrets of the alchemist’s art.

The book is constructed as a Möbius strip, a circular band with a half twist that allows the viewer/reader to see all the illustrations on both sides by simply passing the images through her/his hands one by one without needing to turn it over. This book makes perfect use of Kelm’s wire edge binding, which is rendered here in brightly contrasting brass and stainless steel, symbolic of the fine metals gold and silver, as well as their complementary emblems.

The finished book is dedicated to Meg Sanders (1982-2005), a graduate of Hampshire College who worked on this project at Kelm’s studio, the Wide Awake Garage.

The book is constructed as a Möbius strip, a circular band with a half twist that allows the viewer/reader to see all the illustrations on both sides by simply passing the images through her/his hands one by one without needing to turn it over.

Neo Emblemata Nova contains 50 illustrations from Emblemata Nova also known as Atalanta fugiens, an important 17th-century alchemical emblem book by the German doctor, philosopher, and mystic Michael Maier. These images represent key alchemical processes through a series of figurative scenes. The coded narratives are designed to describe the processes without giving too much information, which might reveal the secrets of the alchemist’s art.

The book is constructed as a Möbius strip, a circular band with a half twist that allows the viewer/reader to see all the illustrations on both sides by simply passing the images through her/his hands one by one without needing to turn it over. This book makes perfect use of Kelm’s wire edge binding, which is rendered here in brightly contrasting brass and stainless steel, symbolic of the fine metals gold and silver, as well as their complementary emblems.

The finished book is dedicated to Meg Sanders (1982-2005), a graduate of Hampshire College who worked on this project at Kelm’s studio, the Wide Awake Garage.

Neo Emblemata Nova contains 50 illustrations from Emblemata Nova also known as Atalanta fugiens, an important 17th-century alchemical emblem book by the German doctor, philosopher, and mystic Michael Maier. These images represent key alchemical processes through a series of figurative scenes. The coded narratives are designed to describe the processes without giving too much information, which might reveal the secrets of the alchemist’s art.

The book is constructed as a Möbius strip, a circular band with a half twist that allows the viewer/reader to see all the illustrations on both sides by simply passing the images through her/his hands one by one without needing to turn it over. This book makes perfect use of Kelm’s wire edge binding, which is rendered here in brightly contrasting brass and stainless steel, symbolic of the fine metals gold and silver, as well as their complementary emblems.

The finished book is dedicated to Meg Sanders (1982-2005), a graduate of Hampshire College who worked on this project at Kelm’s studio, the Wide Awake Garage.

Neo Emblemata Nova contains 50 illustrations from Emblemata Nova also known as Atalanta fugiens, an important 17th-century alchemical emblem book by the German doctor, philosopher, and mystic Michael Maier. These images represent key alchemical processes through a series of figurative scenes. The coded narratives are designed to describe the processes without giving too much information, which might reveal the secrets of the alchemist’s art.

The book is constructed as a Möbius strip, a circular band with a half twist that allows the viewer/reader to see all the illustrations on both sides by simply passing the images through her/his hands one by one without needing to turn it over. This book makes perfect use of Kelm’s wire edge binding, which is rendered here in brightly contrasting brass and stainless steel, symbolic of the fine metals gold and silver, as well as their complementary emblems.

The finished book is dedicated to Meg Sanders (1982-2005), a graduate of Hampshire College who worked on this project at Kelm’s studio, the Wide Awake Garage.

Neo Emblemata Nova contains 50 illustrations from Emblemata Nova also known as Atalanta fugiens, an important 17th-century alchemical emblem book by the German doctor, philosopher, and mystic Michael Maier. These images represent key alchemical processes through a series of figurative scenes. The coded narratives are designed to describe the processes without giving too much information, which might reveal the secrets of the alchemist’s art.

The book is constructed as a Möbius strip, a circular band with a half twist that allows the viewer/reader to see all the illustrations on both sides by simply passing the images through her/his hands one by one without needing to turn it over. This book makes perfect use of Kelm’s wire edge binding, which is rendered here in brightly contrasting brass and stainless steel, symbolic of the fine metals gold and silver, as well as their complementary emblems.

The finished book is dedicated to Meg Sanders (1982-2005), a graduate of Hampshire College who worked on this project at Kelm’s studio, the Wide Awake Garage.